Bring on the tears: Tom Hanks dubs upcoming 'Toy Story 4' 'profound' and a 'moment in history'

Woody finds himself on a new adventure with a spork named Forky in "Toy Story 4."
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If you thought you cried a lot during "Toy Story 3," just wait. Tom Hanks, recalling his experience recording the final scene of "Toy Story 4," says you're in for another doozy.

"When I realized what they were going for, I realized, 'Oh, this is a moment in history,' " Hanks said on BBC's The Chris Evans Breakfast Show. "The emotional range of the movies has become more and more deep and profound and affecting."

Back in April, Pixar announced that "Toy Story 4" would hit theaters June 21, 2019. The previous installment, released in 2010, saw Woody (Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen) in a rut when Andy goes off to college.

We can't help but start speculating: Will Andy have kids of his own to play with toys this time around?

Buzz Lightyear, Andy and Woody in a scene from the animated motion picture "Toy Story 3." Artwork by Disney/Pixar [Via MerlinFTP Drop](Photo: Disney/Pixar)

"Here's the thing about those geniuses that are there at Pixar and everybody who has ever been involved in any of the 'Toy Story' things: they invented something there," Hanks added. "It is a very, very, very special collection of movies that have been put together that, I think, hits each one of us in a completely individual way."

Tim Allen previously agreed with Hanks' sentiments. In an interview with ET Canada in September, he applauded the movie, calling it an "incredibly great story."

"It is so emotional; it's so funny; it's so big. The idea they've come up with, I'm startled," he continued. "('Toy Story 3') was, I thought, amazing. This, I couldn't even get through the last scene. They've got great characters but a couple of scenes toward the end were really hard to get through.”

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios park just opened Toy Story Land, an 11-acre area, filled with eye-popping details, that allows visitors to experience, hands-on, Pixar’s beloved franchise. So what's it like being shrunk down to the size of a toy? Arthur Levine

While the humans are away, they get to play with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of Andy’s toys in his backyard. As his handwritten sketches and notes make clear, Andy designed the mini amusement park and built it entirely out of found objects. Matt Stroshane, Disney

It is a hoot to discover the many details embedded throughout the land. For example, there are oversized blocks, Green Army Men, and other toys casually scattered in overgrown grass and weeds. Arthur Levine

One sight that is hard to miss in Toy Story Land is the roller coaster that snakes throughout the area. Dubbed Slinky Dog Dash, it is a mashup of Andy’s Dash & Dodge Mega Coaster Play Kit with his prized toy, Slinky Dog, serving as the train. David Roark, Disney

Instead of using a traditional chain lift hill, Slinky Dog Dash is a launched coaster. It doesn’t exactly scream out of the station like most launched rides, but it does pack enough of a punch to get pulses moderately racing. Matt Stroshane, Disney

As passengers learn in the loading station, which Andy has jury-rigged using the packages his toys came in and other materials, the second half of the ride is courtesy of a Dash & Dodge power booster expansion pack. Matt Stroshane, Disney

Vehicles latch onto and revolve around three turntables. When it cranks up, the attraction delivers a few mildly aggressive moments that recall the classic amusement park ride, The Whip. Steven Diaz, Disney

Rounding out Toy Story Land is the ride-through 4D attraction, Toy Story Mania, which originally opened in 2008. Passengers play virtual carnival games on large screens and rack up points. Matt Stroshane, Disney

Ryan Wineinger, creative director at Walt Disney Imagineering, points to jumbo Cootie bugs on display and explains how all of the plastic toys in the land include the seams you’d expect to see where the two halves of the molded pieces are joined. Arthur Levine